Barry Logan’s day starts out shitty and continues to go down the crapper. His car breaks down in the Middle of Nowhere, Colorado. The only mechanic for miles is out of town, forcing Barry to hole up and await his return. Bored and hungry, Barry goes to the town’s only bar in search of food and entertainment. The former is almost inedible, but his interest in the latter is piqued when two specimens of cowboy perfection walk in. Barry has always had a thing for cowboys, and he’s been on a mission to get up close and personal with as many as possible before flying home to England. Having two cowboys at the same time would be a new experience, and one Barry is eager to try. So when the two men leave the bar, Barry follows in hot pursuit. He overhears them arguing about whose turn it is to bottom that night. Without thinking, Barry offers his services. Jimmy Pierce and Jake Wilson drive Barry back to the Double J ranch for a night of wild passion he won’t forget. The next morning, Barry wakes in an empty bed to a beeping smoke alarm. It seems the ranch cook quit the night before, leaving Jimmy, Jake, and their three ranch hands to fend for themselves. Barry immediately takes charge. His cooking meets with everyone’s approval, and he agrees to stay on both in the kitchen and in Jimmy’s and Jake’s bed. The two cowboys are physically demonstrative, both with each other as well as with Barry, who finds himself falling fast for both of them. It’s like a dream come true -- Barry has two men and a job he loves. But petty jealousies, rivalries, and miscommunications threaten to shatter the dream, and when Barry’s scheming ex shows up, things get even worse. Sandwiched between two cowboy lovers, has Barry bitten off more than he can chew?

Cowboy Sandwich

The place—especially the kitchen—was in a mess. Seemed the Wilson men had browbeat Gary’s girlfriend into cooking for them. She’d walked out on both Gary and the kitchen after a couple of days. 


“She couldn’t cook worth a damn anyway,” Dennis explained, giving his mom a welcoming hug.


In an effort to placate Jimmy, Barry told Bess that he was always at the end of the phone if she needed him for anything. He glanced briefly at the sink full of dirty dishes, the countertops covered in empty takeout containers, and the overflowing trashcan. 


“Jimmy, can you take out the trash while I get started on the dishes?”


“It’s okay, I’ll do them in a minute,” Bess said.


“Okay,” Barry said, helping Bess to a chair. “I’ll just give them a quick rinse.”


He then washed and dried them, and while Bess watched, had Dennis put them away.


Now Jimmy pulled up in the yard of the Double J, shut off the engine, but made no move to get out of the truck.


Chapter 67